The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
~$ MEMPHIS. TENN. MONUAY AUGUST 1
| the hum an body. No one unfamiliar
with human chemistry and anatomy

wonder, the great CARBON cuoo Wulch
forms the canier piece Of the exhibit
is the one thing which few people can
understand. This cube Is about fur
teen inches on each lace. aud as 1t 10
as black as any other piece oil char.
coal, tns unsclentlfic ONO ker gener'
ally gives vent to tho opinion tnst IL
never came fiom the mortal remsins
OF any white man. Oae OF the jars
contains gallon or more oil oblurIc
gao. A short time ago, whilo mum.
Der o. visitors from the rural districts
OF MARYLAND were viewing the con.
tents OF the case, this gas exploded
with loud noise and blew the stopper
ous Of the bottle. there we're num-
Der OF sign cards inside the
glass walls which were at.
tached with small brass nails.
These cards were originally a light
buff color. Within q moment after
the escape OF the gas they were
bleacbed perfect white. The brass
nails were also affected and each OF
them now has q head covered with
verdigris. This incident has attracted
the attention OF the authorities OF toe
museum to the danger OF allowing
combustible chemicals to be exhibited
In a room where there might be q
serious cor fsgrstion. 1t 10 probable
that hereafter danger Of this kind
will be avoided by the eubs,itu lon Of
models Of the solids and colored water
or glass for the LIQUID and gaseous
exhibits.
The following letter was received at
the Pension office day or two sgo,
and special examiner 10 now In.
vsstigating into the Blnity Of the
writer:
OAK FALLS, Kls July 4, 1857.
To the Commissioner OF Pensions:
DEAR sIR-Drop me from the pen.
sion rolls. / am cured by faith In the
Lord. Blessed be the name OF the
Lord. Tnsre never was much the
matter with me, and the L1id had
not much TO do. Blessed be His holy
name. Yours irplv.
HARVEY CUNNINGHAM.
Cunningham was q corporal Ia q
Missouri reg ment, and b 20 been draw.
ing q pension Of 10 a month for the
last ten years. Ii 10 not quite settled
as 10 whel her he is . nj ct, a with q 70
ltRious mania or whether bis con-
science 10 prickiuR him for drawing q
20 slon 10 which perhaps he did not
feel himself entitled.
Three yesrs ago, at the request Of a
plumber OF stockm men In q q rent part.
OF the country, the State Department
addressed a letter 10 every Uaiied
S!Gten Consul direc,ineall to furnish
the dspGr ment with such iEiorma.
ton relative 10 stock br eding, dairy
farming and kindred industries, ~
might be Interesting to dairy fars,lre
ana stock breeders In the United
Ststee. The result OF the investigation
has just been tened from the Govern
ment Printing Office. II is embraced
In volume OF near,y 900 pages, which
will doubtless p owe Of ares or value
TO the million farmers in this country
than any other work ever issued by
the government Tho work wa, Dor.
! rmed under the direction Of Mr.
Michael scanlon, OF the Consular
Buskau, who has. edited several vslua.
ble works OF like character, and A
represents upw,ri ri Two y, are OF the
lab ~ Of that gentleman, ss we'll a, tins
csUfol researches Of the entiTs
consular list. The volume gives q
graphic Idea Of the development the
breeding industry In all por, ions Of
the world, and lift could be disirib.
uted among tbs men who arc most
int e,ted la its contents Il would
doubtless prove Of ineaiiuabls value
20 the iarm m Of the Unitsd States.
Unfortunately, hossver, there have
been very few Of the vAiuab . books
ordered, aud they will be exhausted
loug before the farmers hear that they
have been Issued. Worse than this, it
IA said that tbs type Was not ttereo.
typed, and that II Ojngress orders n
neS suppy plinted Il will be neoss.
sary 10 reset the entire worr. The
Committee on Printing OF Congress
were urged 30 order an addition al sup.
ply OF these woke, bat no attention
was paid 10 the :, quest, and the r. sull
10 that there will DC scarcely enough
Of them to supply the Libraries Of
mem bere themselves and OF their i'm
mediate friends.
This work coniains 36s lithoyr iphed
plates and 3'5 pages Of lstter pres.
IL " rfplete with Interesting data and
statistics, concerning the cattle busi.
ness Of the world. IL 10 interesting
70 note that this oJuntry supplifs
more then 30 Ter cent OF all The for.
egn cheese Consumed In the united
Kingdom. Ia 1885 the total amount
imported IN Great Britain and | 70 and
was 2l5.s29, t8s pounds. OF this
vast quantity the United Sta ca
supplied 100 1888, $50 pounds. Yet,
while the United States has succf ed ed
In securing the British marke. for
cheese, II has not been 90 successful
with butter. OF q total OF ga, 24s,.
$50 pounds Of this product OF tie
dairy the United States furnished
only II ,23l,472 pounds, against 1874.
924, 1923 pounds from Holland. This
country, however, iurnished the
thnfty Dutch butter me'chants with
upWafu oi ooVOu,VuO poundo OF the
oil from which oleonkrsarine IL made,
and this doubtless supplied the basis
on which q great deal Of TIC cele.
brated Dutch butter OF Lon ION was
founded.
II appears from the reports q Amer.
lean consuls In England tat the
roast beei OF Old England" ls ias,
disappearing. and that In epite Of the
pr ia iicos Of John Bull and hls dsugh.
teIs the American cattle Tanehss arc
displaolng the stalls a tho Epgllah
farmer iurely sndapldly. II viii not
do Tor the farmers Of tbs United States
10 remain In the background, and the
day will come, no doubt, when Amer.
can butter a. vel 40 American .betf
aud American eheess will lead In the
Bhtish markols. The factory bytt m
10 ihe production oil cheese hab estab-
llshtd the reputation OF American
oheete abroad. AZ soon 40 .be far.
mere show 90 much enterprise In the
matter Of good butter AZ they 40 10
cheesc, they will find that the English
people will tale their products 10
preference ~ that from any other
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